Master of Business Administration - AUT University

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As you progress in your business career new needs and challenges continually arise. Being equipped to meet those challenges is what the Master of Business Administration (MBA) is all about. The MBA is a postgraduate programme that provides a 'tool box' of skills, models and techniques for all the core functions of management. In particular, the MBA will provide a link to professional practice, to enable the development of people wanting to gain advanced management knowledge and capability.

Opportunities also exist for students to specialise in a particular discipline and extend their studies in that field. The areas available for specialisation are: Commercial Law, Finance, International Business, Marketing, Operations and Management. Students completing five electives in any particular discipline may graduate with an endorsement on their degree.

Programme Code: AK3717
Level: 8
Points: 180
Qualification: MBA
Duration: 12 - 18 months full time / Three - Four years part time
Venue: City Campus
Application deadline: Students are advised to apply as soon as possible to secure a place.

GRADUATION OUTCOMES

Graduates of the AUT MBA programme will master a wide range of business skills:

• A multi-disciplinary perspective coupled with knowledge and skills in the fields of accounting, business economics, finance, human resources management, information technology, law, marketing, operations management and strategy.
• Functional management knowledge and the skills needed to lead and manage organisations in a global business environment.
• A deep and well rounded appreciation of the New Zealand business environment and the place of small to medium business enterprises within this economy.
• The ability to analyse, formulate and evaluate strategies in an environment that requires quick, focused and considered responses to business problems.

ENTRY REQUIREMENT

• MBA applicants are expected to have either:
• An undergraduate degree, or
• A graduate diploma, or
• A professional qualification in a relevant discipline

AND a minimum of three years relevant work experience

• Applicants who do not have a tertiary qualification are expected to provide evidence of professional experience deemed, by the Board of Studies, to be equivalent to an undergraduate degree; and may be required to obtain a satisfactory result in the Graduate Management Admission Test (GMAT).
• Applicants for whom English is a second language must have an IELTS (Academic) score of 6.5 overall and a minimum of 6.0 in each band.
• Applicants who have completed their tertiary study or work experience overseas may be required to obtain a satisfactory result in GMAT.

STRUCTURE

To graduate with the MBA, students must successfully complete 180 points (24 papers worth 7.5 points each). This is made up of core and elective papers:

Students complete 120 points of core papers:
368901 Management Accounting for Decision Making
368902 The Financial Accounting Framework
378903 Business Data Analysis
378904 Business Economics
398905 Financial Management
408906 Information Systems
408907 Information Technology
418908 Law
468909 Business Strategy
468910 Human Resource Management
468911 Operations Management
478912 Corporate Governance
478913 Quantitative Techniques
488914 International Marketing
488915 Marketing Management
488916 Marketing Strategy

A further 60 points of elective papers is chosen from Finance, International Business, Marketing, Operations Management or General option.

Finance
399001 Advanced Topics in Corporate Finance (30 point Master of Business paper) OR
399002 Risk & Portfolio Management (30 point Master of Business paper)
399907 Investment Portfolio Analysis
399908 Financial Management II

International Business
358920 International Business
358921 Managing International Business from New Zealand
378932 The New Zealand Economy
399906 International Finance
418943 International Law
448950 Internet Commerce
468912 International Human Resource Management
468960 Business to Business & Alliances
468962 Cross Cultural Management

Marketing
448950 Internet Commerce
488980 Business to Business Marketing
488981 Consumer Behaviour
488982 Integrated Marketing Communications
488983 Marketing Research
488984 Service Marketing
488985 Strategic Brand Management

Operations and Management
219905 Tourism Management
468960 Business to Business & Alliances
468961 Change Management
468963 Sustainability
468xxx Management of Event Operations
468968 Project Management
468969 Supply Chain Management
468970 Quality Management

General
378930 Asia Pacific Economies
378931 Corporate Labour Market Strategies
399907 Investment Portfolio Analysis
468913 Leadership & Personal Development
468964 Employment Relations
468965 Entrepreneurship
468967 Organisational Behaviour